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A real New Years Years feast would include Black-eyed peas and cornbread, collard greens, fried smoked hog jowl, and hot pepper sauce. Peas for the pennies and collards for greenbacks, eat as much as you can, it will be your wealth for the year! Oh, yes, and plenty of sweet tea!
When I was growing up in New Jersey, my Texan father insisted we eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day for luck. Fortune finally smiled on me when I moved away from home and no longer had to eat black eyed peas on New Year's Day -- or any other day, for that matter. ;-)
There is no accounting for taste!
Although not called Hoppin' John, my mom made this every New Years day accompanied by corn bread and cabbage. I still make this, traditionally these dishes are supposed to bring luck and money for the New Year. FYI My mom was from Cajun country in south Louisiana and we grew up in New Orleans.
I made this on new year's day last year.
It was really good. It's good enough to made any time of the year.
thanks for the recipe
I'm in Kentucky and the first time I had Hoppin Johns was at a local restaurant. They did not use hog jowl or bacon, but ground pork sausage. I liked it so well I got the recipe. They also used a substantial amount of butter, It is absolutely delicious and I fix it several times a year. Hoppin Johns is not just for New Years!